SUPPOSED TO BE PATROLLING MINE PROPERTY,DISCOVERED DEAD 7 X-CUTS FROM SURFACE NEAR A DEWATERING PUMP.FOUND SUBMERGED IN 24\\ WATER WITH 440 VOLT POWER CONDUCTOR IN HAND.ENTIRE CABLE WAS REPORT EDLY BURNED TO PALM OF HAND.
Mine No 12-C: 1 recorded fatality Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 12-C (mine ID 4603935). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
- Laura Coal & Coke Company Inc 1973 to 1976
- Rich Creek Mining Company Inc 1976 to 1982
- Chafin Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
- Golden Brook Mining Ltd 1983 to 1986
- Metro Mining Company Inc 1986 to present
Mine No 12-C sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
8 on file (excluding fatalities above)1987 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS PIN3ING TOP WHEN A RTOCK 3' X 3' X 2" THICK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & BACK CAUSING SOME STRAIN ON HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS PULL3NG ON A MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LOWERED BACK. HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE INJURY AT THAT TIME.
I NAME WAS OPER5TING A THREE WHEELER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HAND THIS CAUSED INJURY TO HIS LEFT THUMB
1985 · 4 incidents
INJURED WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING LEG.
INJURIED WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL HOLE IN ROOF WHEN DRILL STEEL KICKED BACK CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN ATRS SYSTEM AND DRILL STEEL.
INJURED WAS HELPING SPLICE BELT ON SURFACE AND WHILE USING A HAND HOIST TO PULL BELT BACK TOGETHER THE HANDLE OF THE HOIST FLEW BACK STRIKING INJUREDS FOREHEAD
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS WHEN A SHARP PAIN CAME IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS PUTTING ROOFBOLT IN HOLE
1983 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS LIFTING PANEL COVER TO PUT ON CUTTING MACHINE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.